Iowa State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Iowa Senate District 44
A district of about 64,000 people, 28% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+34.9 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Adrian Dickey (R) · won68.3%
- Lisa Ossian (D)31.4%
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
Where it sits among all 50 seats
Every Iowa State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
17 races since 1968; the seat changed party 2 times. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2024 | Adrian Dickey (R) | Lisa Ossian (D) | 36.9 |
| 2022 | Adrian Dickey (R) | Rich Taylor (D) | 33.1 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Tim Goodwin (R) | Thomas G. Courtney (D) | 13.6 |
| 2016 | Thomas A. Greene (R)Flip | Thomas G. Courtney (D) | 5.1 |
| 2012 | Thomas G. Courtney (D) | Brad Bourn (R) | 14.0 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Thomas G. Courtney (D) | David Kerr (R) | 19.4 |
| 2004 | Thomas G. Courtney (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2002 | Thomas G. Courtney (D) | Charles Schulz (I) | 38.5 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Jeff Angelo (R) | Warren Woods (D) | 30.1 |
| 1996 | Jeff Angelo (R)Flip | J. Kelly Tobin (D) | 21.2 |
| 1992 | Leonard L. Boswell (D) | Gordon Kokenger (R) | 20.7 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Jack Nystrom (R) | Steven G. Lingren (D) | 6.9 |
| 1984 | Jack Nystrom (R) | Sam Garst (D) | 1.3 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Forrest V. Schwengels (R) | R. W. Gustafson (D) | 34.1 |
| 1976 | Forrest V. Schwengels (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | Forrest V. Schwengels (R) | Norbert J. Flanders (D) | 24.9 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Wayne Keith (R) | Donald W. Murray (D) | 8.0 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 44
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 44's area in each.
- U.S. House
- IA-1 100%
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2024 | |
|---|---|
| President | R+49.3 |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 50 seats. Small marks are other seats in Iowa. The black marker is District 44.
Higher than 53% of seats.
Higher than 65% of seats.
Lower than 73% of seats.
Lower than 57% of seats.
Higher than 63% of seats.
Less dense than 78% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 1925% college gradsR+34.6Held RDistrict 27
28% college gradsR+28.2Held RDistrict 29
26% college gradsR+29.4Held RDistrict 7
25% college gradsR+40.6Held R
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET